Florida is sending people in the Everglades to hunt for giant snakes — and it could net one person $10,000
- Hundreds of competitors are taking to Florida’s Everglades this weekend for the state’s annual Burmese python challenge.
- The 10-day competition aims to help capture and humanely kill the invasive species, which the state says threaten local wildlife.
- People who remove the most Burmese pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – get a hefty sum of $10,000, and there are other grand prizes.
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- Hundreds of competitors are taking to Florida’s Everglades this weekend for the state’s annual Burmese python challenge.
- The 10-day competition aims to help capture and humanely kill the invasive species, which the state says threaten local wildlife.
- People who remove the most Burmese pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – get a hefty sum of $10,000, and there are other grand prizes.
Sources: The Independent